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Volume C, Number 12
University of Southern California
Monday, January 27, 1986
Pam McGee begins tour for Black History Month
By Gerhard Taeubel
Staff Writer
At a press conference Friday, Pam McGee, a recent university graduate and Olympic gold medalist, marked the beginning of her nation-wide tour by saying young blacks need to be taught the importance of a higher education so they might have the opportunity to develop mentally as well as physically.
McGee will tour this February as part of "Black History Month” and is expected to address an estimated 50,000 black students in 31 scheduled presentations. Ten of those appearances w’ill be in the Los Angeles area.
McGee, who, in her own words, “used basketball as a stepping-stone to get an education," said the upcoming national tour is her way of repaying those who contributed to her success.
"A lot of athletes who come from (poor) areas don't go back," she said. "I believe it is my obligation to give back."
A grant from the university's senior administration will finance the tour.
The average Scholastic Aptitude Test scores of black high school students are increasing at a rate twice that of the rest of the students, but the enrollment of black students at universities is decreasing, McGee said.
Only twenty-seven percent of black high school graduates enroll at colleges or universities, compared to fifty percent for the general population, said Kathryn Forte, director of admissions at the university.
Too often, she said, "(blacks) have been taught the only way out is athletics."
If a black youth is athletically gifted, his parents usually "give him a basketball and (say) 'Make me a millionaire,' " rather than offering him the tools necessary to receive an education.
"We need more well-rounded individuals," McGee said.
"Personally, I believe it is a necessity that we have black role models," she said. Providing positive role models and teaching the benefits of an education will help curb the present trend, she
Sa*c*‘ (Continued on page 9)
PAM McGEE
Remedial class credit targeted
Basic skill courses might be affected
By Gordon Gary
Staff Writer
A joint committee established by the Vice Provost's Office has recommended that units earned in 10 remedial courses should not count toward the number of units required for graduation.
The recommendation suggested that the classes offered by the university, including Math 107, Chemistry 101 and Freshman Writing, should count as unit credit, used in determining the number of units a student is taking in a semester, but should not be awarded as graduation credit.
The recommendation was sent to academic vice presidents, deans and directors in a memo from Vice Provost Sylvia Manning's office.
If there are no objections by the end of January, the recommendations are expected to be published in Transcript and the policy will be effective for students entering the university in Fall of 1986.
Assistant Provost Janet Chaudhuri said her office does not generally initiate retroactive policy and said she cannot imagine the new plan affecting students who are already registered for the newly-classi-fied remedial courses. She reserved further comment saying she needed clarification from Manning.
Remedial classes are defined by Manning as "those courses whose primary purpose is to impart the minimum skills required for college-level work."
"The university curriculum
committee and the Provost's Office have been concerned about the issue of remedial coursework and the number of (graduate) units of credit such coursework should be given," Chaudhuri said.
In the past, the university has accepted credits from such classes for application to the number required to earn a degree.
In 1983, a University Curriculum Committee task force made
Remedial classes are defined by (Vice Provost Sylvia) Manning as "those courses whose primary purpose is to impart the minimum skills required for college-level work."
a recommendation to the Provost's Office that the graduate unit value of remedial courses be evaluated, Chauduri said.
The Undergraduate Studies Committee decided last May that the issue needed further consideration, so the Provost's Office put together a joint committee with members from the UGSC and the Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures.
In June, 1984, Provost Cornelius Pings sent a memo to academic vice presidents, deans
and directors. In the letter. Pings said "bright students who have inadequate high school backgrounds" need the remedial classes to acquire "the necessary tools to succeed academically at the college level."
Whether work in such classes should be applied toward a baccalaureate degree becomes an important question, however, Pings wrote.
The committee examined the issues last fall and came up with the aforementioned definition of a remedial class and a list of ten classes to be affected if the plan is carried out. The list consists of Math 107, Chemistry 101, English 101, Physics 150, Composition 40, Engineering 110, American Language Institute 21, 40, 90 and 103.
"The policy we recommend is pretty much in line with the (University of California) and (California State University) systems, both of which are moving toward stricter standards and tighter regulations,” said Richard Caldwell, chairman of the joint committee.
The committee also found that the state university system plans to move all of its remedial instruction to community colleges, Caldwell said.
The committee is still meeting weekly and is working to review the entire university curriculum. It is looking at the possibility that other courses that are not technically classified as remedial should be treated in the same way, Caldwell said.
Changes made in Student Senate
By Roseanne Tellez
Assistant City Editor
The Student Senate has several new faces this semester, including a new undergraduate senator and speaker, two graduate senators and a parliamentarian.
Lily Araya, a senior English major, has replaced David Jefferson as a student community senator following his graduation and resignation last semester.
During last semester's elections, when four student community senators were elected, Araya received the fifth largest number of votes. Senate policy states that the first runner-up in a senatorial election automatically fills a new vacancy.
Araya also is, and will continue as, chairwoman of the senate Student Affairs Research / Action unit, a position she has held since September.
She has been involved in various campus activities including a campaign for a new University Center. The proposed plan calls for the construction of a two-story, multiple-use facility near the McDonalds' Swim Stadium, she said.
This semester one of her goals is to launch an "adopt a commuter" program, aimed at providing campus resources to commuter students.
She and a senate subcommittee are also in the process of researching the possible implementation of a neighborhood watch program in the area surrounding the university, she said.
The new undergraduate speaker of the student senate is Derrick Isa, a fourth-semester commuter senator.
Jefferson had also held the speaker position, which became available upon his resignation. The
graduate and undergraduate speakers are elected by their constituent assemblies in the senate.
Isa said he hopes to motivate his fellow senators to "accomplish the goals we set forth at the beginning of the semester."
As speaker, he is responsible for calling and presiding over undergraduate assembly meetings, and will serve as a member of the Senate Executive Committee.
Isa's past senate involvement has included playing an important role in the creation of an annual Disability Awareness Day, which was held for the second time last Wednesday.
"The main goal is to make people aware. . . .It's a concrete jungle out there, where there isn't any acc ';i!«ty to buildings (for the disabled)," he said.
Leslie Tanimura is one of two new graduate senators, representing the Dental School.
She has been active in the Mortar Board, a senior honors society; Helenes, a service organization; and Phi Beta Kappa.
Denise Guerrero, from the School of Social Work, is also new to the senate. She replaced Pam Deaton as a graduate senator on Jan. 11.
Guerrero, who has worked as treasurer for the American Association of University Women, as well being a member of the National Association of Social Workers, plans to "work toward greater interaction between the School of Social Work and the university community."
Deaton, whom Guerrero replaces, resigned because her classes meet at the same time as the Wednesday night senate meetings.
(Continued on page 2)
JUUE M. SEIDEL DAILY TROJAN
Student Senators (clockwise from top); Leslie Tanimura, Michael Sachs, Derrick Isa and Denise Guerrero.

Trojans break Arkansas’ streak — See SPORTS
trojan
Volume C, Number 12
University of Southern California
Monday, January 27, 1986
Pam McGee begins tour for Black History Month
By Gerhard Taeubel
Staff Writer
At a press conference Friday, Pam McGee, a recent university graduate and Olympic gold medalist, marked the beginning of her nation-wide tour by saying young blacks need to be taught the importance of a higher education so they might have the opportunity to develop mentally as well as physically.
McGee will tour this February as part of "Black History Month” and is expected to address an estimated 50,000 black students in 31 scheduled presentations. Ten of those appearances w’ill be in the Los Angeles area.
McGee, who, in her own words, “used basketball as a stepping-stone to get an education," said the upcoming national tour is her way of repaying those who contributed to her success.
"A lot of athletes who come from (poor) areas don't go back," she said. "I believe it is my obligation to give back."
A grant from the university's senior administration will finance the tour.
The average Scholastic Aptitude Test scores of black high school students are increasing at a rate twice that of the rest of the students, but the enrollment of black students at universities is decreasing, McGee said.
Only twenty-seven percent of black high school graduates enroll at colleges or universities, compared to fifty percent for the general population, said Kathryn Forte, director of admissions at the university.
Too often, she said, "(blacks) have been taught the only way out is athletics."
If a black youth is athletically gifted, his parents usually "give him a basketball and (say) 'Make me a millionaire,' " rather than offering him the tools necessary to receive an education.
"We need more well-rounded individuals," McGee said.
"Personally, I believe it is a necessity that we have black role models," she said. Providing positive role models and teaching the benefits of an education will help curb the present trend, she
Sa*c*‘ (Continued on page 9)
PAM McGEE
Remedial class credit targeted
Basic skill courses might be affected
By Gordon Gary
Staff Writer
A joint committee established by the Vice Provost's Office has recommended that units earned in 10 remedial courses should not count toward the number of units required for graduation.
The recommendation suggested that the classes offered by the university, including Math 107, Chemistry 101 and Freshman Writing, should count as unit credit, used in determining the number of units a student is taking in a semester, but should not be awarded as graduation credit.
The recommendation was sent to academic vice presidents, deans and directors in a memo from Vice Provost Sylvia Manning's office.
If there are no objections by the end of January, the recommendations are expected to be published in Transcript and the policy will be effective for students entering the university in Fall of 1986.
Assistant Provost Janet Chaudhuri said her office does not generally initiate retroactive policy and said she cannot imagine the new plan affecting students who are already registered for the newly-classi-fied remedial courses. She reserved further comment saying she needed clarification from Manning.
Remedial classes are defined by Manning as "those courses whose primary purpose is to impart the minimum skills required for college-level work."
"The university curriculum
committee and the Provost's Office have been concerned about the issue of remedial coursework and the number of (graduate) units of credit such coursework should be given," Chaudhuri said.
In the past, the university has accepted credits from such classes for application to the number required to earn a degree.
In 1983, a University Curriculum Committee task force made
Remedial classes are defined by (Vice Provost Sylvia) Manning as "those courses whose primary purpose is to impart the minimum skills required for college-level work."
a recommendation to the Provost's Office that the graduate unit value of remedial courses be evaluated, Chauduri said.
The Undergraduate Studies Committee decided last May that the issue needed further consideration, so the Provost's Office put together a joint committee with members from the UGSC and the Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures.
In June, 1984, Provost Cornelius Pings sent a memo to academic vice presidents, deans
and directors. In the letter. Pings said "bright students who have inadequate high school backgrounds" need the remedial classes to acquire "the necessary tools to succeed academically at the college level."
Whether work in such classes should be applied toward a baccalaureate degree becomes an important question, however, Pings wrote.
The committee examined the issues last fall and came up with the aforementioned definition of a remedial class and a list of ten classes to be affected if the plan is carried out. The list consists of Math 107, Chemistry 101, English 101, Physics 150, Composition 40, Engineering 110, American Language Institute 21, 40, 90 and 103.
"The policy we recommend is pretty much in line with the (University of California) and (California State University) systems, both of which are moving toward stricter standards and tighter regulations,” said Richard Caldwell, chairman of the joint committee.
The committee also found that the state university system plans to move all of its remedial instruction to community colleges, Caldwell said.
The committee is still meeting weekly and is working to review the entire university curriculum. It is looking at the possibility that other courses that are not technically classified as remedial should be treated in the same way, Caldwell said.
Changes made in Student Senate
By Roseanne Tellez
Assistant City Editor
The Student Senate has several new faces this semester, including a new undergraduate senator and speaker, two graduate senators and a parliamentarian.
Lily Araya, a senior English major, has replaced David Jefferson as a student community senator following his graduation and resignation last semester.
During last semester's elections, when four student community senators were elected, Araya received the fifth largest number of votes. Senate policy states that the first runner-up in a senatorial election automatically fills a new vacancy.
Araya also is, and will continue as, chairwoman of the senate Student Affairs Research / Action unit, a position she has held since September.
She has been involved in various campus activities including a campaign for a new University Center. The proposed plan calls for the construction of a two-story, multiple-use facility near the McDonalds' Swim Stadium, she said.
This semester one of her goals is to launch an "adopt a commuter" program, aimed at providing campus resources to commuter students.
She and a senate subcommittee are also in the process of researching the possible implementation of a neighborhood watch program in the area surrounding the university, she said.
The new undergraduate speaker of the student senate is Derrick Isa, a fourth-semester commuter senator.
Jefferson had also held the speaker position, which became available upon his resignation. The
graduate and undergraduate speakers are elected by their constituent assemblies in the senate.
Isa said he hopes to motivate his fellow senators to "accomplish the goals we set forth at the beginning of the semester."
As speaker, he is responsible for calling and presiding over undergraduate assembly meetings, and will serve as a member of the Senate Executive Committee.
Isa's past senate involvement has included playing an important role in the creation of an annual Disability Awareness Day, which was held for the second time last Wednesday.
"The main goal is to make people aware. . . .It's a concrete jungle out there, where there isn't any acc ';i!«ty to buildings (for the disabled)," he said.
Leslie Tanimura is one of two new graduate senators, representing the Dental School.
She has been active in the Mortar Board, a senior honors society; Helenes, a service organization; and Phi Beta Kappa.
Denise Guerrero, from the School of Social Work, is also new to the senate. She replaced Pam Deaton as a graduate senator on Jan. 11.
Guerrero, who has worked as treasurer for the American Association of University Women, as well being a member of the National Association of Social Workers, plans to "work toward greater interaction between the School of Social Work and the university community."
Deaton, whom Guerrero replaces, resigned because her classes meet at the same time as the Wednesday night senate meetings.
(Continued on page 2)
JUUE M. SEIDEL DAILY TROJAN
Student Senators (clockwise from top); Leslie Tanimura, Michael Sachs, Derrick Isa and Denise Guerrero.